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Originally Posted by Narue
>the type of project that would be feasible for a small group of (or
>individual) experienced programmers
This is strictly conjecture.
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What are you talking about? Both Minix 1.0 and Linux 0.0.1 were constructed by individual programmers. Surely this adequately demonstrates that that type of project is a feasible task for a small number of sufficiently experienced programmers? I don't understand why you think this is conjecture.
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Originally Posted by Narue
Once again taking us to the (as yet, unanswered) question of why you bothered to bring up Tanenbaum and Minix in the first place.
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It was a reply to a point you raised, namely:
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Originally Posted by Narue
Even a single person who is dedicated and knowledgeable enough can create a decent graphical operating system.
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I don't know about you, but when the subject of individuals constructing operating systems comes up, one of the first people who comes to my mind is Dr. Tanenbaum. My point, which may have been too subtle, was to emphasise that even the most basic of operating systems requires considerable experience to construct.
I'm also somewhat skeptical about your claim. I know of no operating system developed by an individual in widespread usage. Sky.OS comes close (but no cigar). I'd also hesitate to call it decent, according to your definition of "Users don't constantly curse the author" - even MS Windows has some trouble with that definition!